New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-03
POLICE SERGEANTS EXAMINED.
QUALIFICATIONS TESTED BY'QUEsTIONs.

WHICH OF THEM ARE BEST FITTED TO DE CAPTAINS
TO BE KNOWN IN FEW DAYS.
Police scrycants Brooks, Mclaughlin and Warts OF
Ieadquarters Farley. McGann aud Reilly OF oak-s|,
Thompson. Of Eizabcth-s; Creoden and Dahigreh' Oh
Eldridgest; Wells OF Prince-st; Carpenter, OF tho
Grand Central staton westervelt OF west lhruetn-sIi
Thomas OF West Thirty -seventh-st; Cassidy and
Fitzgerall OF East Thirty -hfthst; Hamilton, OF
East FIity-ninth-st; sheehan. OF East Eighty
elghthst, aud Norton. of Kingsbridge, were put
through Civil Service examination yesterday
in one of the of the College OF the City OF
N,wYork Sergeant Oates OF Old Slip excused un-
Ill later day because he ILL., Inspector Byrnes con-
Quoted the examination and assisted by Assistant
Chief BonnerOf the Fire Department Lee Philips OF tue
Civil Service Board Professor T. T. Greener and Medica
Examiner r. L. vosburg Each sergeant had desk 10
himself and supplied with sharp lead pencil ana
plenty Of foolscap paper
The examination lasted from 10 a. IN. until $50
n M and the sergcants, who wore their parade
uniforms, were pretty tired out when IL WAS
over. First they were tested in handwritihg copy
ing several rules out OF the Police Manual
Then they wrote answers dozen questions on recent
poe history which calculated 70 test their powers
of memory. After that they were required 10 "ri'c
answers queries in relation to duties OF pocemeh
and police captains. In most cases certain conditohs
we're stated AMI they asked to tell how they wouu
act under the circumstances, but some OF the qncstohs
were general in character and called for long replies IN
show their knowledge of police rules ana regulations
The following may be taken as samples
Ha riot breaks out in precinct what are the immaculate
duties of the captain IN commando ,, ,,; ON, cam
II reputable citizen goes 10 police station am com
plains that gambling house is in operation III ne e.. NV
what is proper for the commanding ofcer 10 pn
hat are the general duties of patrolmanl
Some of the sergeants covered dozen pages OF oos
can i'm answering the questions rules and regulations
Then they called upon to grappe WIN Ine , aned
for definitions of various crimes. dealt win ,he ,
nnScr yariors conditions There few questions
also which seemed calculated to puzzle the serses oc
o! them being: . - -
Who under the law is incapable OF e1ousabe for com
The result of the examination may not be known n ioI
several days 1t will be announced TO the Ponce boar"
by OF the scrgeants giving their
No day has been set yet for the eNaIidto u, i
Aaire Williams. Gunner Webb ana young ne nv h
who were ordered before the Board OF Examiners ny 'ho
Police Board recently. -, ,a..o.o 90
recent change in the Civil Service rules TO order up Tor
examination the following captains and serseah's:
Captains
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i'''- and Ebert o. smith Policeboat Patrol
Se,ycants
W T. coney churshs Il GSrHs CSn Cent? a7 2ase
n. flaming. East 22dst J Keller. Central ONCE
g. Cass, Central Office Il hea ion rai 18th st.
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Mr. Voornis said he had prepared the list by eXann
ing the records rejecting an as wiU hornaes and all Who
had received heavy account of their own ms
S%n Snrh SERGEANT Mr. Voorhs sent thi. note
Bv virtue of authority conferred in Regulation 53 OF me
CIVIL Service rules as recently sme@ o h Office Of captain
Of police You also hereby notified Of your dGy IN
forthwith for said examination.